Many Medicare beneficiaries are not aware that open enrollment starts this Saturday, October 15th and runs through December 7th, 2011. Between Medicare enrollment and Medicare supplement information, seniors are feeling overwhelmed. Medicare.gov has done it’s best to educate consumers on the important dates they should know to help them plan. As of October 1, new [...]
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Top Medicare Health Plans in Ohio
If you are an Ohio resident and shopping for a Medicare Health Plan during open enrollment, which begins October 15 this year, check out this page for a nice ranking of the top plans http://www.medicarehealthplan.org/medicare-advantage/plan-ratings/ohio.html. They did a nice job of repackaging the annual rankings created by NCQA into a much more readable and user [...]
Medicare Changes Surprise Seniors
A recent survey shows that about two-thirds of seniors are unaware that the Medicare enrollment period has been moved. This could end up costing them if the information doesn’t get to them in time. The Medicare enrollment period opens October 15th instead of November. If beneficiaries do not enroll by December 7th, they will have [...]
Top Medicare Health Plans In Florida
A great ranking of the top Medicare Health Plans in Florida can be found at http://www.medicarehealthplan.org/medicare-advantage/plan-ratings/florida.htm. These rankings were developed by the NCQA, and published in a very user friendly way here. To summarize, the top Florida Medicare Health Plans are 1. Capital Health Plan 2. Health First Health Plan 3. AvMed Health Plans 4. [...]
Medicare Excluded From First Round Cuts
The debt deal has been worked on for weeks now and it looks like Congress has come to an agreement. The debt-ceiling compromise will have short term as well as long term effects on all Americans according to the article “Students, Seniors May Feel Impact of Debt Deal” by Sandra Block of USA Today. The [...]
Alabama Health Insurance Rates Under Scrutiny
Alabama health insurance rates continue to be one of ten states that do not have authority or the resources to regulate health insurance rates effectively. Because of this, larger health insurance rate increases will be subject to federal review starting September 1st. The article “Health Insurance Premiums in Alabama to Come Under Federal Review” by [...]
Molina Healthcare Insurance Purchases Abri
According to the news release on the Molina Healthcare Insurance website, Molina has purchased Abri Health Plan and they have announced Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin, Inc. Stephen Harris, president of Molina Healthcare Wisconsin, says he’s excited to be part of Molina. They have established themselves as a leader in healthcare by offering quality healthcare in [...]
Medicare Advantage Plans Lose in 2012
Medicare Advantage plans will be losing some funds starting in 2012 which is the opposite of what was announced previously. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says Medicare Advantage Plans are scheduled to receive a .16% cut in reimbursement in 2012. The article “Medicare Advantage Plans to Get Less in 2012″ by Emily [...]
Medicare Supplement Insurance Doesn’t Cover Everything
Health care reform is causing big changes to Medicare and Medicare supplement insurance over the next few years but one thing will most likely remain: misconceptions about Medicare. The article “Retiree Money Myths: Where Thinking Goes Wrong and How to Plan for a Better Retirement Reality” by Dave Carpenter on Green Field Reporter, states that [...]
Geisinger Gold Health Navigator
Geisinger Gold has been known to offer top of the line Medicare Advantage programs and have a wide array products to choose from. They have a large service area with 90 hospitals participating in Geisinger Gold and over 34,000 participating physicians. They offer many different health management programs such as adult asthma care, chronic kidney [...]
